Chapter 11: The Unwanted, but Accepted Challenge
Lee:*watches Jasmine fly away* "Nice throw."
Lei:*materializes out of nowhere* "Thanks. You weren't so bad yourself."
Lee:*smiles*
(Meanwhile at the mountain, the boy has broken through the reverie and is locked in battle with Sasuke.)
Sasuke:*pulls him suddenly into choke hold* "Did you really think you'd get away with this?"
Boy:*trying to get away* "Lemmego."
Sasuke: "Answer me first."
Boy: "Hell no."*elbows him in the stomach and gets away* "Shouldn't have to answer to you of all people."*gains a little distance, turns back around and throws a few shuriken.*
Sasuke:*jumps out of the way and throws a few back at him*
Boy:*bends over backwards to avoid them but a few brush his torso.*
Sakura:*coming out of nowhere she nails a couple kunai into his torso*
Boy:*crumbles to the floor in agony. he looks up at her* "Curse you."
Sakura:*picks him up by the scruff of his shirt and growls in his ear* "Like you should be talking Kyo."
Boy:*eyes narrow* "It's Black Spider to you."*knocks her down by punching her in the stomach and does the hand signs for the Owl's Hunt only to be knocked over by Kiba and Akamaru*
Kiba: "Can't pay attention can you?"
Black Spider:*scowls*
( From the north, Jasmine flies over head and Black Spider[I'm not putting 'BS' for the simple reason of some people's ability to take things the wrong way] watched her.)
Black:*stands up again* "You got lucky this time, however the next time we meet, your luck won't hold out."*he disappears as a cloud passes over the moon.*
Kakashi:*scowls* "Dammit."
Kurenai: "We've been after that boy for the past three years, and we still can't catch him."
Kiba: "Three years? Who is that guy?"
Sakura:*with her eyes closed.* "He goes by Black Spider. He's a missing nin class C."
Sasuke: "You know all that from just grabbing his shirt?"
Sakura:*opens her eyes and turns to him. One of her eyes has turned a silvery green color* "Yeah, with the Second Sight."
Kurenai: "All twenty hand seals in moments?"
Sakura:*nods*
Kiba: "Well it doesn't matter now. He got away and we've got bad news to report to the Hokage."
Kurenai: "Don't be so negative Kiba."
Sakura:*looks toward the direction Jasmine came from* * "I hope they're okay."*
(Meanwhile at the canyon, Lei and Lee have taken a seat by a pile of rocks and are slowly falling asleep. Naruto and Hinata are just settling down to sleep again. Kakashi and the rest of them head back to the mansion hanging their heads. Sakura's eye is still silvery-green.)
Sasuke:*walking beside her* "You haven't figured out how to stop using it have you?"
Sakura: "I have. I just have a feeling Black'll be back before we can get to the mansion."
Sasuke: "And why's that?"
Sakura: "It's just a hunch."
(Shadow passes by to her right and she sees it out the corner of her eye.)
Sakura:*quicker than lightning she pulls out a kunai and throws it at the shadow and then suddenly disappears.*
Kyo: "OW!! Dammit who threw that at me?"*it barley nicked his shoulder *
Sakura:*hanging upside down from a bar that was sticking out from the wall. She was hanging by her knees and leaning back in his face* "I did ya pansy."
Kyo: "Figured, considering you've got it out for me."
Sakura: "You're the pervert not me."
Kyo: "Hmph."
Sakura: "Besides, you're up to something. You weren't at the table when the Hokage called us and you never even bothered to show up to dinner. Where the hell have you been!?"
Kyo: "Spying on Orochimaru's subordinates."
Sakura: "Bull crap! We just fought one of them you egotistical jerk."
Kyo: "Which one Jasmine or Black Spider?"
Sakura: "You knew they were coming before the howl?"
Kyo: "Well, yeah. I've been tracking them all day."
Sakura: "All day my ass. You were busy groping me and fighting with Konohamaru this morning."
Kyo:*scowls*
Sakura: "And not to mention you lied to the Hokage about your family and your team. So why should I believe you when you told two lies to the Hokage in one sitting?"
Kyo:*scowls fiercely* "You're getting way out of line pinkie."
Sakura: "If it means proving you're the Black Spider then fine."
Kyo:*pulls out a kunai, only to have another one thrown at him and pin his arm to the wall behind him. He pulled it out faster than the thrower thought and lunged toward Sakura.*
Sakura:*grabbed the bar behind her and released her knees. She swung her legs forward and gave him a swift but powerful kick to the face sending him about twenty feet up. She flipped up from the bar and just above him. She gave him another kick in the stomach this time and sent him into the ground*
(When Sasuke and the rest of them came up they saw Kyo laying there unconscious.)
Kiba: "Yeesh what happened to him?"
Sakura:*in a squat position on the bar* "He made me angry and tried to attack me."
Kakashi:*looks up at her on the bar* "And exactly how?"
Sakura: "He said something that made me mad. Who threw the second kunai? It almost took my head off."
Kakashi: "Sasuke threw it. He heard your little spat."
Sakura:*shrugs* "It only stalled him about 30 seconds."
Kiba: "What are you talking about? He threw that at full force."
Sakura: "He used his speed to pull instead of the strength in his arms. Then he proceeded to attack me so I kicked him in the face and then back into the ground."
Kakashi:*walks up to him and checks for a pulse.* "You did a pretty good job. He'll be out for awhile."
Kurenai: "And along with a major headache he'll probably have a concussion."
Kiba: "No kidding."
Kakashi:*lifts up Kyo's body to his shoulder* "Boy needs to gain a few pounds."
Kurenai: "Let's head back before anymore trouble starts."
(They head back to the mansion. Gai was waiting for them at the gates.)
Gai:*seeing Kyo* "What the hell happened?"
Kakashi: "He and Sakura had a disagreement and she clobbered him."
Gai: "That's obvious. Who was at the mountain?"
Sasuke: "A missing nin known as Black Spider."
Gai:*groans* "Not him again."
Kurenai: "Yes, as unfortunate as it is."
(They all head inside. Kakashi heads into the Hokage's office to find him in his chair.)
Kakashi: "Sir, we've found the source of the alarm."
Sandaime: "Well, go on then."
Kakashi: "It appears that the Black Spider as returned to the village and is serving under Orochimaru."
Sandaime: "That doesn't come as a surprise to me. However, I am more concerned for my granddaughter's safety at the moment. The Black Spider is of a little threat to us."
Kakashi: "She is safe as far as I'm concerned. She'd call for help if she needed it."
Sandaime:*smiles* "I know. She's good about that."
Kakashi:*lightly blushing under his mask* "She did tell you didn't she?"
Sandaime: "Hm? Oh, about your proposal?"
Kakashi: "Yes."
Sandaime: "She did, the same night you popped the question."
Kakashi: "No secrets then?"
Sandaime: "Despite Naruto knowing."
Kakashi: "What?"
Sandaime: "Naruto guessed when he saw the ring on her finger after Jasmine shot him with the chakra ball."
Kakashi:-_-; "Who did he tell?"
Sandaime: "No one as far as I know."
(The next morning, Lei comes up with the sun and looks over into the canyon.)
Lei:* "Today's the day."*
(At the bottom of the gorge.)
Naruto:*pulls on his jacket as Hinata does the same with her foot held in the air* "You sure your ready to get back on your feet?"
Hinata:*zips up her jacket* "Yes. The sooner the better."
Naruto:*zips up his and kneels next to her. He puts one arm behind her back and the other under her knees and lifts her up. He slipped on a rock and fell into the wall with Hinata in front of him. He let go of her legs and braced his left arm to the wall. However, he didn't let go of her back and their lips met in the impact of the wall. He blushes darkly*
Hinata:*had her arms around his neck and a blush creeping across her cheeks. She pulls back from his lips and looks up at him, her cheeks still pink.*
Naruto:*is beat red.*
Hinata: "You slipped, didn't you?"
Naruto:*nods, face still red*
Hinata:*rests her head on his shoulder as a kunai whizzes past the back of her neck*
Naruto:*face quickly turns back to normal and faces the mouth of the cave* "What the?"
Hinata:*looks up and there's no one standing there*
(Back at the mansion, Sasuke runs into Kakashi's room to wake him up.)
Sasuke:*shaking him* "Kakashi sensei wake up!"
Kakashi:*groggily looks up at him* "What?"
Sasuke: "Kyo's gone."
Kakashi:*instantly awake* "What?"*throws off his covers and bolts out the door*
Sasuke:*follows him*
(Back at the gorge...)
Naruto:*helps Hinata to a standing position* "Ready?"
Hinata:*nods*
Naruto:*helps her to the mouth of the cave and whistles loudly*
(A few seconds later Trudgen came running up to them)
Trudgen: "You whistled?"
Naruto: "No duh."
Trudgen:*gets a bigger and lays down*
Naruto:*helps her onto Trudgen's back and gets on in front of her* "Alright lets go."
Trudgen:*stands up and heads for the exit*
(At the top of the gorge.)
Lei:*looking over the ledge* "Naruto's on the move."
Lee:*looking up from his feet as he sits on the rock* "Already?"
Lei: "Yes. They'll be out in a few minuets."
(Trudgen is jumping on other rocks to get to the top. Out of nowhere, invisible strings wrap around Naruto's chest and lift him up.)
Naruto: "Huh? What the-?"
Hinata: "Naruto!"*reaches to grab him but she gets wrapped up in another set of invisible strings.* "Oh no."
Trudgen:*turning his head as they get into the air.*
(The strings carry Naruto and Hinata over the top of the gorge and land on top of Lee as he stood up. Naruto did a belly flop onto Lee's back and Hinata landed butt first on Naruto's.)
Lei: "What a nice drop in."
Hinata: "It wasn't on purpose."
Lei:*her eyes are silver* "I know, I saw the strings. Can you stand Hinata?"
Hinata:*shook her head*
Lei:*helped Hinata to her feet* "You can get up now Naruto."
(The same strings lift Naruto up again as Trudgen reaches the top of the gorge. The strings slam him into the rocks.)
Lei: "Who's got it out for you?"
Naruto: X_X "I don't know."
Lee:*pulls himself to his knees* "You need to cut back on the ramen a little."
Naruto:*sits up again* "Ow."
Trudgen:*sniff, sniff. Sweat drop* "Not again."
Naruto: "What?"
Trudgen: "Baka Kyo."
Naruto:*confused*
Hinata:*shuddered*
Lei: "Pervert."
(Kyo appears in a puff of smoke)
Kyo: "I am not."
Lei: "You're the only person Jiraiya considers an enemy in that field."
Kyo: "He's over fifty. I'm 16, I've got a reason."
Lee:*stands and brushes himself off.* "Being 16 is no excuse for being a pervert."
Kyo: "Keep your thoughts to yourself bushy brow."
Naruto: "Somebody's got an attitude."
Kyo:*looks at him. Furrows brow* "You."
Naruto: "What about me?"
Kyo: "You're Uzumaki Naruto aren't you?"
Naruto: "Like it matters."
Kyo: "You're the only thing that stands between me and my destiny."
Trudgen: "What's that, eating 400 hundred bowls of ramen in 2 hours?"
Kyo: "NO! I hate ramen. I meant Miss Hyuuga."
All:*sweat drop*
Lei:*no longer paying attention to Kyo* "Naruto. She needs medical attention. I can't do anything, it's too late."
Naruto:*stands. He goes to Hinata* "Trudgen."
Trudgen:*comes up to them and lays down, the same size as before.*
Naruto:*puts Hinata on and gets on behind her* "Go."
Trudgen:*starts off*
Kyo: "Nice try."*jerks his hand back and the strings pull Naruto back*
Hinata: "Naruto!"
Lei: "Lee, go with her. Kyo's not letting him leave."
Lee: "Hai."*heads after Trudgen*
Naruto:*lands on his back* "Ow!"
Kyo: "Its payback time for taking my girl."
Naruto: "I don't have time for this."*pulls out a kunai and cuts the strings and runs after Lee. He gets caught by another set.* "Damn."* "Fine. You wanna play rough, then I'll play rough."**turns around and lunges at full force at Kyo.*
Kyo:* "At last."*
Naruto:*jumps up and is in front of the sun*
Kyo:*looks up at him. His vision starts to give out* * "Ow, my head."*
Naruto:*10 feet away*
Neji:*coming from nowhere. He grabs Naruto and sets him on a rock* "That'll do."
Naruto: O_O^ "What the hell are you talking about?"
Gai:*coming from nowhere* "He has a concussion. He shouldn't even be out here."
Naruto: "What?"
Lei: "How long's he had it?"
Sakura:*coming out of nowhere, Gai behind her* "Twelve hours at least."
Lei: "Alright. Get him to the hospital."
Gai: "Who me?"
Lei:*sarcastically* "No Gai, Sakura. Go. Lee's taking Hinata there."
Gai: "Alright. Yeesh." *picks up Kyo and starts off*
Sakura: "Thought you could fix it."
Lei: "It would have to be right away for a concussion or a broken bone."
Sakura: "Broken bone?"
Naruto: "Hinata broke her ankle."
Sakura: "Well don't just sit there. Get a move on."
Lei: "You haven't learned anything from training with me have you Sakura?"
Sakura: "What do you mean?"
Lei:*bites her thumb and draws blood* "Summoning Jutsu."*the symbols come around her hand as she slaps the ground. There's a puff of smoke and as it clears he appears above her head and fifty feet tall. His wingspan is twice his body length* "Can you give us a hand?"
Shinsei-Na: "Gladly."
Lei: "Then get your ass down here and let us on you big oaf."
Shinsei-Na:*puts his talons on the ground and sits. He leans over so they can get on his back*
Lei:*leaps on his back* "You kids comin' or not?"
(After everyone was on his back)
Lei: "Alright, take off time."
Shinsei-Na:*spreads his wings and lurches in to the air. He takes off toward the hospital.*
(At the hospital, Hinata and Kyo are taken into separate rooms[at least they've got some brains]. Gai and Lee head outside to wait for Lei and the others. They arrive as soon as they walk out the doors.)
Shinsei-Na:*swoops down and literally drops them off*
Naruto: "Ow! I think I've been dropped enough for one day thanks."
Shinsei-Na:*shrinking to the size of a swan and sits on Lei's shoulder* "No you haven't."
Lei:*swats him with her fan* "Shut your groggy old pie hole."
Shinsei-Na: "Ow!"
Gai:-_-; "You apparently haven't changed much over the years."
Lei: "Well what'd you expect, him to be a perfect gentlemen? That's why I keep shwaking him upside the head."
Gai:*shrugs* "They're in separate rooms."
Sakura: "Does it even matter?"
Neji: "Yes, he's been after her for awhile. Disturbing as that is."
Naruto: "Don't wanna know."*a little soar about earlier, he heads inside*
Lee:*raises eyebrow* "What happened after I left?"
Lei: "Kyo almost got the crap kicked out of him by Naruto."
Lee: "Oh."
(Naruto has gone up to see Hinata in her room.)
Hinata:*Lying back comfortably with her foot propped up* "Naruto, he isn't worth the trouble."
Naruto:*sighs* * "Maybe she's right. I mean come on; I'm smart enough to not walk around with a concussion."*
Hinata:*taking Naruto's hand which was on the bed side* "Naruto."
Naruto:*looking up at her* "Hm?"
Hinata: "Just promise me you won't be the one to set the challenge."
Naruto: "Hinata..."
Hinata: "Promise me."
Naruto:*slightly taken aback by her straightforwardness. But he smiles* "Alright, I promise."
Hinata:*pulls him into a hug that he wasn't expecting*
Naruto:* a little confused but he returns it*
Kyo:*was out in the hall [dude, this guy never gives up]* * "Damn that Naruto. He thinks he can get away with everything."* *he has bandages on his head and a nurse running after him*
Nurse:*rather loudly* "Baka-san will you please return to your room before you kill yourself."
Naruto:-_-;*with Hinata at arms length* "Does he ever give up?"
Hinata:*sweat drop* "Unfortunately not."
Kyo:*stomps into the doorway* "Look you little know it all."
Naruto:* "Know it all? If he wants a know it all he should talk to Sakura."*
Hinata:* "Oh no."*
Kyo: "I've had about enough of you and your pathetic antics."
Sakura:*had walked up* "Oh boy."
Kyo: "It's time we settled this one-on-one."
Naruto:-_-; "Sorry to burst you bubble, but you've got a concussion and aren't suppose to be leaving the hospital."
Kyo:*vein* "Who says it has to be now you damned idiot? After I get outta this dump it'll be you and me, one-on-one. Got it?"
Naruto: "Fine."
Kyo: "Hmph. Oh, and don't bring your pathetic little friends."
Sakura: O_O*vein*
Inner Sakura: "Oh he did not just call me pathetic."